THE TABLE GUEST SITTING NEXT TO me was telling me about his two children. We were talking about career choices, and he shared the changes his son and daughter made in their lives. After putting his son through medical school, the young man worked in the medical field for a couple of years before he decided he did not like what he was doing. I asked what happened that turned his son away from that career path, but the gentleman did not know. The son gave up his job and career and went to work in a nursery. I had to assume that caused a big pay cut in his salary; however, I also knew there are some things that are more important than money. The man went on to tell me about his daughter. She went to school to become a high school teacher. After teaching for one year, he told me, she resigned because in his words, she hated it. That remark surprised me; I would have been curious to hear what about the teaching experience caused her to hate it. Once again, the man did not know the reasons behind her feelings. He made an offhanded remark about all the money he spent on their schooling and now they are not even utilizing the knowledge they learned in school. I thought it best to simply make an innocuous non-committal remark and change the subject.      THROUGH THE YEARS GROWING UP, I found myself veering away from what I thought would be my chosen career path. I started out wanting to be a writer, but after a teacher told me I would amount to nothing, I decided I wanted to become a veterinarian. While studying for it, I realized I was not meant to be an animal doctor and chose to pursue photography for my career. I had a great time taking classes, going on photo shoots, taking pictures at concerts; I thought it would work, but during that time I discovered my passion for teaching fitness. So, I went to school for yoga and received multiple certifications to teach aerobics and fitness. This career stuck with me; however, after a few years I realized I would not be able to make a living from doing it. Answering a job posting I fell into the credit field because I had done that type of work while in college and after. It turned out that was my destiny for it filled my needs and complimented my curiosity about finance and companies. So, you see, it is okay if one must go through several changes until they find their ultimate career path. You can see for yourself in this science fiction, action, adventure film.      BEING THE FIRST IN HIS FAMILY to graduate college, a young man sets out to find a job in his chosen field. A chance meeting, however, alters his plans when an ancient artifact is left in his possession. With Xolo Mariduena (Parenthood-TV, Cobra Kai-TV) as Jaime Reyes, Bruna Marquezine (Brave Woman-TV, Destiny River-TV) as Jenny Kord, Damian Alcazar (The King of the World, Acapulco-TV) as Alberto Reyes, George Lopez (Valentine’s Day, Walking with Herb) as Rudy Reyes and Adriana Barraza (Babel, Drag Me to Hell) as Nana Reyes; I appreciated what the writers and studio were trying to do in this movie. There was a strong family element and a focus on presenting a Hispanic superhero and their culture. Sadly, I thought the script was goofy; there were things taking place that made no sense and the dialog was kept at a base level of generic conversations that were not that funny when they were supposed to be. In fact, I thought the humor was heavy handed and distracted from any dramatic moments that were trying to be highlighted. The villain was introduced without much back story, so I felt she was more like a cartoon character. The film studio hopes it can continue the story since there were two extra scenes during the ending credits; but if they are going to keep things at such a low level then I do not know how they will succeed.                           

2 ½ stars